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. >>> we begin with syria tonight. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new tonight. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that the president has removed military forces from the streets and is no longer attacking protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league ober force is a sudden and east commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omaral bashir, a man wanted for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team told reuters that things were calm and there were no clash
. >>> we begin with syria tonight. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new tonight. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that the...
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well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, he's also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria, general al dhabi, told reuters that "things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, " which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence." he went on to say, "the situation seems reas
well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese...
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look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i think for the syrian people we can say one thing here as americans, there is no taste in this country, there is no ground swell for intervention in syria. president obama, the biggest applause line he's going to get in charlotte, north carolina, when he's renominated, is that he ended the iraq war. he is not going to go into another campaign, so in fact when you look at the libyans, it was a solar lunar eclipse. they were lucky. sarkozy worked for them and they were delivered. >> thanks for being on. let us know what you think. we're on face
look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i...
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as you just saw, i vens liz growing in syria. recent scenes in cairo show egypt is in disarray but there are few countries in the middle east which have escaped significant unrest in the arab spring and one of them is the united arab emirates. erin burnett has spent a lot of time in the middle east and in the uae and recently she spent a day with prime minister of the uae, the rule or of dubai. there he is. his name is sheikh mohammed. the man that ex-pats refer to as sheikh mo. locals call his highness. >> reporter: a perfect december day to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the youngest countries in the world. this is the united arab emirates and the man who built its crowned jewel, dubai, is still at the helm. >> i had a dream. >> reporter: a dream of skyscrapers where 40 years ago there were literally sand dunes, tents and small forts. now the world's tallest building rises from the desert. the center of the city. and the backdrop for the rich and famous, including tom cruise and his stunt move for the latest movie, "m
as you just saw, i vens liz growing in syria. recent scenes in cairo show egypt is in disarray but there are few countries in the middle east which have escaped significant unrest in the arab spring and one of them is the united arab emirates. erin burnett has spent a lot of time in the middle east and in the uae and recently she spent a day with prime minister of the uae, the rule or of dubai. there he is. his name is sheikh mohammed. the man that ex-pats refer to as sheikh mo. locals call his...
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. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website. backpage.com takes in tens of millions of dollars each year for ads for adults. some are linked to sex crimes including child prostitution. officials say they are vigilent about monitoring the content of their ads and report abuses to the national center for exploited children. criminals use these websites as a tool to target victims. take a look. four women found dead in less than a week. bodies stuffed in the trunks of cars. police will not say if it's the work of a serial killer. three of the victims posted escort ads on backpage.com. >> with the vast increase in the use of social
. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website....
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and topple this bloodshed that's going on in syria, in homs in particular. there are massacres that are happening every day. we are appealing to world organizations to see what's going on here. we don't have the media here to make you, the outside, watching what's going on so i would like to thank you so much to make the syrian people's voice going outside through your free media, and explaining to you what's going on here. we want you to intervene. we want to you help us. we are suffering day by day, and people, they're dying, children, women, every single person here is targeted and maybe will be killed tomorrow. >> let's dig deeper now. time.com intelligence columnist and former cia officer robert baer joins us. also robin wright, author of "rock the casbah," robin, let me start with you, people are using big words like massacre and again side to suggest that whole sections of the population are being wiped out even as the inspectors are arriving. are they overstating it or does that seem to be true? >> this has gone on for nine months now. this is someth
and topple this bloodshed that's going on in syria, in homs in particular. there are massacres that are happening every day. we are appealing to world organizations to see what's going on here. we don't have the media here to make you, the outside, watching what's going on so i would like to thank you so much to make the syrian people's voice going outside through your free media, and explaining to you what's going on here. we want you to intervene. we want to you help us. we are suffering day...
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. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. here you go. driver's license. past five years' tax returns. high school report cards. and i'm gonna need to see a receipt for that watch you're wearing. you know, you really should provide us with a checklist of documents we're gonna need up front. who do you think i am? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide a checklist of the mortgage documents you'll need up front. it helps keep you in the know every step of the way. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are
. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't....
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. >>> up close on syria. an arab league fact finding mission. some activists say it was a ploy to buy time. the mission's leader is a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in sudan. the government is accused of genocide in drafour. in every city, they reported more deaths, at least 35 people in all. this amateur video, let's take a look. this amateur video showed soldiers firing at protesters in a suburb of damascus. you can hear them chanting "god is great." it's impossible to verify the video. they won't allow international journalists inside the country. one reporter got in. he snuck into the oppositions stronghold. we are not revealing his name for his own safety. he hopes to go back. tonight, we have more video. they are no longer willing to shoot and kill their own people. >> reporter: the neighborhood fighters took me into a house where their men were engaged in a shoot out from snipers with the military. these men say they are from forces. they call themselves the free syrian army. one of the men managed to tak
. >>> up close on syria. an arab league fact finding mission. some activists say it was a ploy to buy time. the mission's leader is a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in sudan. the government is accused of genocide in drafour. in every city, they reported more deaths, at least 35 people in all. this amateur video, let's take a look. this amateur video showed soldiers firing at protesters in a suburb of damascus. you can hear them chanting "god is...
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. >>> and as violence continues in syria, the death toll rising as well. opposition activists say almost three dozen people were killed as arab monitors to four more cities including the damascus suburbs. that is where security forces opened fire on a crowd of about 30,000. opposition groups have been pushing back against the regime of president bashar al assad since march. >>> hugo chavez, the man who claimed capitalism ended life on mars says it's possible the u.s. gave him cancer. he didn't want to make his accusations and he finds it strange that five current south american leaders have also been diagnosed with cancer. a spokeswoman for the state department called his comments horrific and reprehensible. >>> now to this. are you a radiohead fan? i know i am. it has a rabid fan base that follows their every incremental move. last week when a previously unreleased track was leaked online, fan, the media went absolutely crazy for it. here it is. ♪ ♪ >> posted to youtube last week, it was entitled "putting ketchup in the fridge," "how do you sit still"
. >>> and as violence continues in syria, the death toll rising as well. opposition activists say almost three dozen people were killed as arab monitors to four more cities including the damascus suburbs. that is where security forces opened fire on a crowd of about 30,000. opposition groups have been pushing back against the regime of president bashar al assad since march. >>> hugo chavez, the man who claimed capitalism ended life on mars says it's possible the u.s. gave him...
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. ♪ ♪ >>> crowds in syria defied danger today and returned to the freedom square for protests. look at the call there. activists urging people to head to public gathering places in spite of sniper attacks by security forces. the opposition says at least 35 people were killed today. protesters have been pushing back against the regime of president bashar al assad since march. >> and just days after north korean dictator kim jong-il was laid to rest and his youngest son took power, the reclusive country is sending out a hostile message to the world. they released a statement and here's part of it. quote, we solemnly declare with confidence that the south korean puppets and foolish politicians around the world should not expect any change from the dprk and end quote, and north korea had harsher words for the neighbor to the south, angry that the south korean leader did not allow some delegates into the north to pay their respects to the late dear leader. the nuclear armed country says that the sea of tears will turn into retaliatory fire, and their wailing into a roar of avenge. >
. ♪ ♪ >>> crowds in syria defied danger today and returned to the freedom square for protests. look at the call there. activists urging people to head to public gathering places in spite of sniper attacks by security forces. the opposition says at least 35 people were killed today. protesters have been pushing back against the regime of president bashar al assad since march. >> and just days after north korean dictator kim jong-il was laid to rest and his youngest son took...
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in syria, a city under siege. tanks rolling through the streets of homs, leveling buildings. >>> new details now in the christmas day deaths of seven family members in grapevine, texas. police say the man they believe opened fire on his relatives before turning the gun on himself was dressed as santa at the time. they also say a divorce could have played a role in the shootings, they're still investigating. the victims had just opened christmas presents. they ranged in age from 15 to 59 years old. >>> a man accused of shooting and paralyzing a soldier at a homecoming party turned himself in to police today in san bernardino, california. ruben ray jurado shot 22-year-old christopher sullivan twice after a physical confrontation broke out. sullivan was a purple heart recipient and was celebrating his return from kentucky where he was recovering from injures sustained from a 2010 suicide bombing attack in afghanistan. his mother is devastated. >> i'm mad. i'm really mad because he's a good boy. he's an excellent boy.
in syria, a city under siege. tanks rolling through the streets of homs, leveling buildings. >>> new details now in the christmas day deaths of seven family members in grapevine, texas. police say the man they believe opened fire on his relatives before turning the gun on himself was dressed as santa at the time. they also say a divorce could have played a role in the shootings, they're still investigating. the victims had just opened christmas presents. they ranged in age from 15 to...
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. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but will they make any difference? tense of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. >>> and isha is here with a 360 news bulletin. how are you doing? >> good. nice to have you back. the arrival of monitors from the arab league is not stopping the government's assault on protesters. 39 people were killed today. tens of thousands of syrians flooded the streets of homs, the city at the heart of this nine-month uprising. security forces fired bullets and teargas. >>> mixed signals coming from the obama administration to allow yemen's president to come to new york for medical treatment. a white house official says it has been granted but the state department says no final decision has been made. >>> president obama plans to ask congress this week to raise the debt ceiling by more than $1 trillion to cover most of nex
. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but will they make any difference? tense of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. >>> and isha is here with a 360 news bulletin. how are you doing? >> good. nice to have you back. the arrival of monitors from the arab...
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. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but will they make any difference? tens of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. we'll show you how sear ran forces responded. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ >>> and isha is here with a 360 news and business bulletin. how are you doing? >> good. nice to have you back. >> glad to be here. the arrival of monitors from the arab league is not stopping the syrian government from launching assaults on protesters. opposition groups say 39 people were killed today. tens of thousands of syrians flooded the
. >>> arab league monitors arrive in the heart of syria's uprising. but will they make any difference? tens of thousands of protesters flood the streets of homs to greet them. we'll show you how sear ran forces responded. >>> and the deadly christmas fire in stamford, connecticut. what fire inspectors are now saying about the likely cause and why it spread just so fast. not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what...